St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-27
On the Chicago Board Of Trade There
Was Very Dull Market ior kll
Wheat Options.
So Light Was The Business Tia. a; Times
the Phi Was Almost Deserted
by Operators.
The Shipping Demand Was Fair and
ALI the Indications Pointed to
Steadiness.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Market.

CHICAGO, june 25.-Il would be hard 10 i'm
agine a duller market than that iii wheat Oh
the board to-day. At times the pit was al
most deserted. The sound of messenger boys
voices was scarcely heard, 50 light was thc
business transacted. The shipping demand
was fair and the offerings were moderate.
The out inspection during the past week has
been somewhat over 5000, 600 bushels 8a1
the stock in store has been reduced about
100000 bushels. July opened about lSc
lower, at zoe, and fiuctuated throughout the
day between 694SG70lsc, closing AT 69sle.
petition was circulated on change duling the
day asking the directors of the beard pc order
an official inspection of the grain in store.
with view toward disposing of hot wheat
ScareS i'll The future The trading in corn was
also very light, the market ruling quiet and
the fluctuations being within a small range.
The crop news is more favorable AMI has
tendency 10 create an easy feeling, Con
siderable long" corn was offered. July
opened al 36lsc, and sold down u 3o34e, the
closing figure. Oats were weaker, and lower
prices prevailed. The speculative offerings
We're larger than the demand, and the cash
demand was lighter than il has been of late.
July opened at 2514c and sold down u 25c.
the closing figure. A comparatively light
business was transacted III provisions. Offer
ings were light and the demand Was Only
fair. Prices averaged lower, which was
largely due TO lower prices for hogs. Trailing
was mainly in August and September ,Il1y
ribs opened at 81. 20 and sold up 10 > %, st
which figure it closed. July lard opened ri
$3.50 and sold up to the closing hgure, S6.;;S;5
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged rs follows:
Wheat-No. June opened al coke, closing
at 69Isc: July. roe closing at G9S8e: At-
cir
Der, 14lsc, closing ut 14lsc. CorH-No. = june
opened at 30lac, closing at 33lSc; july. :S6tsU,
closing at 35S4c; August 31$4e, closing 81
37I2c; September 3934c closing at ;Ie;a4e
Oats-No. , June opened at 2i7sc, closing IL
247sc; July, 2514c, closing at Zoe; August,
254c, closing at 25l402ossc; September,
25l2c, closing at23lsc. Mess pork per Dol, june
opened AT SD, closing at SD. Lard per Ieo
lbs-June opened al Sc, So, closingat 81 32:1
6.S5; july, S635. closing at Stz.33i.G5
6.35; August, $3.50 closing az SIS Dot, / ~ /;
September, S6.55, closing at S6.5,j9i.i 41Ia
Short Ribs per 100 lbs-June opeIIet! at 81. ~
S7.2O@7. 22ls, closing at S725: Aug
1st $40 closing at S.31te;
September, $3.50, closing ut S1.Azi2
ruled quiet with some inquiry frem
shippers. Wheat-No. spring. 69i4@
69t2c; No. 3 spring. 63c: No. 2 red, z}e
Rye,-No. ., 52c. Barley-No. 2, 5.e. Flax
Seed-No. 1, S1.22. Timothy oeed-Prime,
S215. Mess pork, per bbl. SO. Lard, per
100 lbs, S6,32l2@6 IS. short ribs. sides,
S5.40@5. 80; short clear sides, boxed, s. 90
@7.65. Whisky-Distillers finished goods,
S1.10 per gal. Sugar-Gut loaf, 6zg6niss,::
granulated, Csc; standard "A. 55Se Re-
ceipts-Flour, Ii 900 bbls: wheat. Il; 900 !.L /:
corn. $4,000 but; oats, 149G9a bu barley
5000 Blu. Shipments-Flour IL $3.50 hhIs;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu: cats
$4,000 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, LOCO bu
On the produce exchange tO-day the butter
market was easier; creamery, I4ia1 Sc; dairy,
12015c. Eggs were quiet at Iel26g11c.